2017 Ford F-250 SD: jerking or lurching

Filed Feb 18, 2026 · VA

This issue with the truck has been going on since last year can be driving down the highway at a speed of 55 to 70 mph depending on the speed limit and the truck will start jerking and bucking to the point where it will almost sling you through the windshield and the reduced engine power will come on and you have no power at all taking it to the Ford dealership to get the powertrain control module reprogrammed I was informed that would fix the issue it did not there was a recall on the cp4 high pressure fuel pump that was manufactured by Bosch i have one of those fuel pumps in the ford company said 2017 f250 super duty diesel wasn't apart of the recall why did they all of a sudden do a recall to have the power train control module programmed on my 2017 Ford f250 super duty diesel that is the same thing that is called for in the recall of the high pressure cp4 fuel pump on other models this is becoming an issue because i have the exact same fuel pump made by Bosch and the same symptoms are happening as to the recall of the fuel pump in other year models I took my truck to the dealership to have it reprogrammed and it is still doing the same thing the day that I took it over there and they do nothing about it this could cause someone's life to be on the line when driving this particular year make and model and they do not want to recognize that it's coming from the cp4 high pressure fuel pump

Filed Apr 4, 2025 · Transmission · MT

Driving the vehicle and the transmission jerks really hard shifts from 6th gear to 1st gear. This happened while I was driving it. It loses power and won't go the check manual wrench pops up and then the check engine light comes in. I was doing 50mph when this happened for the second time. First time I was doing 45mph. The dealership I had gotten it from worked on the truck and replaced the computer and it still popped up the same code. Hadn't had the truck 3 weeks when the first incident happened. Then they had it for 3monhs and got it back saying it was fixed and it done it again on my way home from work. The transmission jumps gears while driving without warning or anything. Put my life and others in harm.

Filed Apr 25, 2023 · Steering · WI

While driving down the road, the dash flashed Hill Assist warning, Advance Trac warning and the steering wheel jerks hard to the right with a lot of pressure causing the vehicle to swerve right, then it does it to the left. Then after a few times of doing this, it stops and all the lights and messages go away. I did not take yet take it to the dealership as I currently do not feel comfortable driving the vehicle. It feels like the vehicle is trying to swerve off the road. In fact, it did it while a Sheriff was right next to me on 04/24/2023.

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Suspension · 50,000 miles · OH

The 1st time this happened I was driving on a highway going straight at 45 MPH and hit a bump and the truck started shaking and the steering wheel was jerking uncontrollable. I slammed on the brakes and it finally stopped shaking at 25mph. I took the truck to the dealership and they told me it was called a death wobble. I couldn't take it in to be fixed at first because they didn't have a so called fix for it!! I finally got it in for repair and they fixed it , I thought. This same occurrence has happened numerous times after taking it to the dealership. Yesterday jan. 16, 2021 I was driving on an interstate going straight at around 70 MPH and hit an uneven part of the road and it happened again, the steering wheel was jerking out of control, the whole truck was shaking terrible. You could even see light thru the door jamb of the chassis. Finally after slamming on the brakes it stopped shaking at 30 MPH I do not feel safe driving this truck!! I purchased it new and spent over $75,000. I have been a loyal ford customer but now I'm scared to purchase anything from ford again .

Filed Nov 29, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 39,000 miles · FL

My vehicle's front tires started wobbling violently after going over bumps in the highway going speeds between 55mph and 80mph. These violent wobbles cause me to slam on my brakes and the wobble does not go away until I reached speeds between 20-30mph. The wobble jerks your steering wheel and shakes the entire truck and in some cases the wobble throws the vehicle into another lane and you do not have control of the vehicle until you reach the slower speeds. The wobble started after either 1. Riding over a normal bump or slightly un level area of a highway 2. Hitting small (less than 12" diameter) potholes on the highway, 3. Going over train tracks on 2 lane roads.

Filed Feb 3, 2020 · Steering · 14,000 miles · SD

At approximately 60-70 MPH, the vehicle may experience a very violent shaking in the steering wheel, jerking back and forth left to right a few inches. This is not caused by any driver input. It has only occurred while going straight. Any small bumps(railroads tracks, pothole, etc) may start or exacerbate the shaking, but hitting anything small objects such as afore mentioned does not guarantee the shaking will or will not occur. Usually the shaking of the steering wheel will recede when the brakes are applied and speed is reduced.

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 30,000 miles · OK

While driving on the highway at around 70+ MPH, the vehicle hit a highway transition bump. The steering wheel jerks one direction and immediately begins to oscillate left and right. The entire cabin of the truck simultaneously begins to shudder violently. This oscillation/shuddering continues until the truck is slowed down to approximately 30 MPH. This has occurred to my vehicle three distinct times during two years of ownership. This is colloquially known as the "death wobble" on the internet. It is a known issue with this generation of ford super duties. The problem was reported to the dealership, who stated this is a known issue. Dealer attempted a remedy by replacing a drag link. Steering is still "wobbly" to this day.

Filed Jan 9, 2020 · Steering · 24,652 miles · TX

I just had two experiences with 'death wobble' in one day and it was my first time dealing with it. I was traveling at about 65 MPH hit a hit a bump in the road on a small county road that sent my truck front steering jerking back and forth and I had to pull off the road to get it back under control. I thought it was a tire issue and got out and look at tires and shocks and linkage to find nothing wrong. Second is the worst, I had my family in the truck on the way home and I hit another bump in the road when it started again. I this is very unnerving and I don't feel safe driving especially with family in truck

Filed Dec 28, 2019 · Steering · 20,000 miles · AR

On saturday, december 28, I was traveling at 75 MPH on I-555 southbound at the bay overpass. As the vehicle was driven upon the overpass, the steering wheel jerked left and right violently until I quickly slowed to about 30 MPH. It was only then I was able to safely regain control of the truck. My wife was present and witnessed how difficult it was for me to hold the truck on the roadway. The local ford dealer repaired this identical problem in november 2018 and again in december 2019. Since receiving the truck after the second repair, there has been notable, but lesser, steering wheel movement when encountering uneven pavement.

Filed Nov 20, 2019 · Steering · 18,189 miles · AR

At 60 MPH on level paved roads and on a straight stretch of roadway, steering wheel is impossible to control when running over uneven roadway due to left to right to left abrupt movement. At 55 MPH, the steering wheel is manageable, but still jerks left and right rapidly. This same issue happened 11-2017 with about 8600 miles on the truck. It was repaired by glen sain ford of paragould.

Filed Jun 3, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 64,000 miles · AZ

While traveling down the interstate at approx 70 MPH I hit a bump and the vehicle's steering became violently erratic, jerking the steering wheel from my hands and the vehicle was shaking as if it was being torn apart internally. I had to slow to almost 10 MPH before I was able to regain control of the vehicle. This is the 4th time the vehicle has acted in such a manner.

Filed Mar 11, 2019 · 13,000 miles · OH

Was traveling on i90 with my father, was doing 70 miles per when truck started shaking and jerking was all I could do to keep hold of steering wheel. There was a semi behind me that nearly hit us and there was nothing I could do about it, because I had to slow down to get the truck to stop shaking never been so scared